a winning combination….
I recently had the opportunity to travel to Asia and managed to do a fair share of people watching. I always find Asian fashion to be as exciting as New York or Paris. Watching the young women and men bustle through the streets in their up-to-date attire is curious, inspiring, and always fun. This time was no different. And one of the hottest trends I saw over and over again was the combination of shorts and tights. I have witnessed this trend on the streets for the last two years but never like this. Shorts varied from torn cut-off jeans to lace, stripes, leather, etc.
This exciting look takes advantage of tights like no other fashion trend.
Women were wearing every style of tights from black to navy, from sheer to textures to opaque. So much variety! The coordinating tights elongate the legs and depending on the shoes or boots, make the wearer look tall and sleek. The shorts and tights were most often topped with a blazer, men’s jacket or large shirt.
(This image was taken from maggsfashion.buzznet.com.)Are you ready to wear shorts and tights this spring?!

Foot Traffic has dozens of styles of Men’s Socks for every kind of Dad

10 sock ideas for the Dads in your life…..

There are lots of fun ideas for gifts this FATHER’S DAY, Sunday, June 16. Make it easy and give your dad a fun pair of novelty socks to help support his unique personality. There are so many great dads out there so which dad is your dad?

You know your dad will love you for giving him a pair of edgy skull and crossbone socks to cop an attitude of bad-to-the-bone DAD.

4.) “AMERICAN HERO” DAD

Your dad is and All-American good guy and proud to be an American. Whether he has served in the military or contributed to making our country a great place to live, he will love to proudly wear our fun American flag socks.

Is your dad constantly feeling the ups and downs of the stock market? Give him our fun WALL STREET socks to remind him that to you, he is always UP!

6.) “FIRE UP THE GRILL” DAD

Is your Dad the expert griller of the family? Is BBQ one of the major food groups according to him?
He will love wearing the FLAMES socks as he fires up the grill for yet another delicious grilled feast.

Is your dad the one who is always there to take you and your friends to your school events, sports events and wherever-you-need-to-go events? (AND pick you up!) Give him a pair of official TAXI socks to acknowledge that he is your favorite chauffeur!

Does your dad play so much golf that he has been given every golf accessory possible? Give him a pair of socks, something that he can actually use. Perhaps wearing our GOLF TEES socks will help him get that hole-in-one he keeps trying for!

Is your dad the guy who always has a smile on his face, supports you when the chips are down, and is the guy that makes others feel good? Give him a pair of our SMILEY FACE socks so he will be smiling from head to toe!

One of the hottest looks for spring and summer is the POWER skirt. By power skirt, I mean a skirt that can work hard for you all season because it is comfortable, can be dressed up or down, and can be changed up by rotating your tops and legwear, such as tights, leggings, printed tights and footless tights.
The structure of a power skirt is simple–usually stretchy, containing spandex, with an elastic waistband. Although form fitting, the best fit is when is hugs the hips but not as tight on the thigh. The length can vary depending on your age and the season.These skirts are easy to wear, travel well, and are available in a variety of colors, stripes or patterns. These little gems can be found in most boutiques and department stores so look around for the best price and best fit. This one is from BCBG MAX AZRIA.

At FOOT TRAFFIC, we recommend wearing these cute skirts with our microfiber tights and footless tights as a transition into summer. Colorful tights, footless tights and leggings can add the additional punch of color when paired with fun shoes and sandals. You will definitely want more than one!

Black and white. It’s that simple. And that makes it easy to set our wardrobe for spring since most of us have black and white in our closets. But the fashion question is how to wear black and white. The look this spring is graphic patterns such as stripes and dots, mixed and matched together to bring clean, dramatic combinations. At our FOOT TRAFFIC photo shoot, we had a great time using lots of black and white for our 2013 SPRING LOOK BOOK as well as pops of color. When building your foundation wardrobe for spring, you should include (and probably already have!) the following items:

Black skinny jeans or boyfriend jeans

White jeans

Black leggings

Little black skirt or dress

Crisp white shirt

black and white stripe anything

Black and white Polka dot anything

If you have most of the above you are set for spring. But at FOOT TRAFFIC we don’t stop there. We love color and there is no better backdrop than black and white. With a scarf, bold jewelry or fun colored legwear and shoes, you can take your outfit i from plain to POW! This is about being bold, fun, and crisp. We worked with Jill Hathaway at www.jhathawayshoeboutique.com, a favorite shoe boutique, to show how fun colored shoes paired with our fun socks, footless tights, and legwear can brighten up your black and white outfit.

Even Darla, the French bulldog/ Boston terrier rescue dog loves to show her true colors—black and white! Shop our LOOK BOOK for ideas and let us know how you will be wearing black and white this spring!

We take our tagline seriously and use these simple words to guide our product development process.

At Foot Traffic, we take FUN seriously. We love legwear and have a lot of fun working with our designers to create fun legwear and socks so you can have fun too. Our novelty socks and knee highs allow men and women to express their personal style with over 200 designs to choose from.

We take FASHION seriously too. We like to make sure that we have the most up to date legwear solutions at a great value so you can make a fashion statement just by changing your legwear, such as tights, footless tights, socks, OTK’s, and knee highs. We attend fashion shows, devour fashion magazines, and listen to you so we can develop the latest colors and textures.

I happen to be a DIYer and have found that most DIYers love colors, textures and the creativity involved with making something or putting something together-everything from home décor to fashion. There has never been so much activity around creative crafting and ETSY has a lot to do with enabling creative spirits to share and sell their work. ETSY has grown so much that it now represents thousands of DIYers around the world as creative enthusiasts share their love of handmade items. That creative spirit spills over into fashion as most DIYers show their one-of-a-kind personality through their fun wardrobe, combining textures, colors and patterns in unique ways.